Assistant professor International and European Law

Job title:

Assistant professor International and European Law

Company:

Universiteit Utrecht

Job description

Are you a legal scholar specialising in the interplay between law, sustainability, finance and business? Then the Utrecht University School of Law may be the place for you to be!Wat ga je doen?As an Assistant Professor in the International and European Law department (part of the Utrecht School of Law), your activities will include both education and research.You will teach both Bachelor’s and Master’s students. The department offers Bachelor’s courses such as Inleiding Europees Recht, European Law International Law and the Master’s programmes European Law, Law & Sustainability in Europe and Law & Economics. The courses you teach will be determined in consultation with you. You will work in education teams, where colleagues support and learn from one another. You will contribute to the improvement of our curriculum in areas such as: content development, didactics, teaching formats or professional skills. You will also build on your own education skills by completing the internal training course for the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO). You will also eventually be assigned coordinating tasks pertaining to education.You will devote 40% of your working hours to research in your field of expertise, as part of one of the research programmes of the Utrecht School of Law. These programmes are: the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE), the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL), the Utrecht Centre for European Research into Family Law (UCERF) and the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL). Check our for more information. In your first year of appointment, you are welcome to explore the activities of these programmes and meet their experts. After that, you will discuss your affiliation and research contribution with at least one of these programmes.The preferred starting date is 1 September 2024.Wat breng je mee?What do you bring with you?

• You enjoy being part of a team, and express that by being open to various types of collaboration, sharing knowledge and experiences, and contributing to a collegial, open and inclusive work environment.
• You can communicate clearly and know how to make people want to listen to you.
• You reflect critically on your own behaviour and work methods, and take responsibility for your work and career.
• You strive to provide inspiring education, and use a variety of teaching formats in a creative manner.
• You approach lesson topics from a variety of perspectives, and take the fact that the student population is diverse into consideration when presenting the lesson materials.
• You know how to motivate students in their development.
• You show initiative in setting up and initiating research.
• You conduct research independently, and seek out connections with fellow researchers to learn from one another and to strengthen the substance of the research.
• You work to share the results of your research as widely as possible by publishing articles and/or other methods.
• You have a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) or can complete the course during the first two years of your employment contract.
• You have a PhD or will complete your dissertation within the near future,
• You have preferably expertise and/or affinity with EU law, the interplay between law & sustainability, sustainable finance and business, and supervision of law
• In addition to English language proficiency at the C1 level (CEFR), some proficiency in the Dutch language is also relevant. You are willing to develop your Dutch language proficiency to at least the B1 CEFR level within two years of the start of your employment contract. We offer courses to help employees achieve the necessary language proficiency level.

Wat bieden wij?We offer:

• a position 1,0 FTE for 12 months. After a positive evaluation the contract will be made permanent;
• a full-time gross salary between € 4332,- and € 5929,- in scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities (CAO);
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.

In addition to the from the CAO for Dutch Universities, Utrecht University has a number of its own arrangements. UU aims at developing its staff in light of the most recent trends of Open Science (link?). It uses a TRIPLE framework for this development (link?). These include agreements on , leave arrangements, and you get discounts on software and other IT products. We also give you the opportunity to expand your terms of employment through the Employment Conditions Selection Model. This is how we encourage you to grow.For more information, please visitOver onsA better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At , the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major . Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Pathways to Sustainability. .The is a faculty at the heart of society, with a strong focus on social issues. Our subjects of Law, Economics and Governance give us a strong mix of academic disciplines that complement and enhance each other. This is a unique combination and a mark of our faculty’s strength.The has provided quality research and education for more than 350 years. Constant innovation has enabled the School to maintain its leading position. Top-ranking research is conducted in all important legal fields: private law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, EU law, public international law. Researchers collaborate intensively with foreign partners, mainly from the angle of European and comparative law. The School of Law also conducts contract research and consultancy for other organisations. The extensive educational programme is based on academic research conducted within the faculty of Law, Economics and Governance. Students are trained to be highly qualified, internationally-oriented lawyers on the basis of modern didactical principles.Meer informatieFor more information about this position, please contact Urszula Jaremba atWe take care of the recruitment for this vacancy ourselves. Acquisition is not appreciated.SollicitatieAs Utrecht University, we want to be a for everyone. We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute.To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation via the ‘apply now’ button.Uiterlijk reageren op 12 mei 2024.

Expected salary

€4332 – 5929 per month

Location

Utrecht

Job date

Thu, 02 May 2024 03:15:07 GMT

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